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The number of tourists from the EU countries totalled 311.8 thousand (by 13.4% more than in the same quarter of 2014), from non-EU countries – 184.8 thousand (by 6.5% less). The number of Lithuania's residents accommodated grew by 10.2% and totalled 398 thousand.

The majority of foreign tourists were from Germany – 84.4 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 77.9 thousand), Belarus – 48.2 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 54.3 thousand), Russia – 46.9 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 64.8 thousand), Poland – 44.5 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 41.3 thousand), Latvia – 37.8 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 33.1 thousand), Estonia – 19.9 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 16.8 thousand), Italy – 17.7 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 15.1 thousand), the United  Kingdom – 17.6 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 16.2 thousand), and  Ukraine – 14.8 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 13.7 thousand). More than half of foreign tourists – 54.1% – stayed in Vilnius.

Almost a third of tourists (28.5%) stayed in the accommodation establishments of resort towns: Palanga – 119.6 thousand (by 11.2% more than in III quarter 2014), Druskininkai – 80.7 thousand (by 6% more), Neringa – 37.9 thousand (by 3.8% more), Birštonas – 17 thousand (by 34.3% more).

In January–September 2015, accommodation establishments received almost 2 million tourists, or by 6% more than in the same period of 2014; the number of foreigners amounted to almost 1.1 million (by 2.4% more).

Number of tourists in accommodation establishments

In III quarter 2015, compared to same quarter of 2014, Lithuanian hotels and motels accommodated by 5.1% more tourists; the number of foreign tourists accommodated increased by 3.8%. The number of rooms in hotels and motels totalled 13.5 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 13.5 thousand), that of beds – 27.6 thousand (in III quarter 2014, 27.8 thousand). The hotel and motel room occupancy rate stood at 61.3% (in III quarter 2014, 59.9%), the bed occupancy rate – 48.6% (in III quarter 2014, 47.6%).

In III quarter 2015, Vilnius hotels and motels accommodated 280.5 thousand tourists, which is by 7.1% more than in the same quarter of 2014; the number of foreign tourists amounted to 240.8 thousand, or by 6.6% more.

Over January–September 2015, hotels and motels received 1.5 million tourists, or by 4.8% more than in the same period of 2014; the number of foreigners amounted to 935 thousand (by 1.4% more).

Fig. 3. Hotel and motel room and bed occupancy rates

Concepts

Accommodation establishment refers to a local kind-of-activity unit providing paid short-stay accommodation services and facilities to satisfy overnight accommodation and hygienic needs.

Number of tourists accommodated includes Lithuanian residents and foreign visitors with at least one overnight stay in an accommodation establishment.

For further information, see the Database of Indicators.